Impact of length of stay on diagnostic yield in the epilepsy monitoring unit: A multi‐center retrospective 12‐year Veterans Health Administration study
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DOI: 10.1002/epi4.70047
Abstract: Epilepsy Monitoring Units (EMUs) in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) are critical for the diagnosis and management of seizure disorders. Whether a shorter length of stay (LOS) in the EMU due… read more here.
Keywords: length stay; health administration; epilepsy monitoring; epilepsy ... See more keywords
A pharmacokinetic model of antiseizure medication load to guide care in the epilepsy monitoring unit
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DOI: 10.1111/epi.17558
Abstract: Evaluating patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy often requires inducing seizures by tapering antiseizure medications (ASMs) in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). The relationship between ASM taper strategy, seizure timing, and severity remains unclear. In this study,… read more here.
Keywords: epilepsy monitoring; monitoring unit; antiseizure; pharmacokinetic model ... See more keywords
Evidence-Based Educational Initiative for Nurses in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
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DOI: 10.1111/wvn.70080
Abstract: BACKGROUND The National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) published guidelines on caring for patients admitted to an in-patient epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) in 1997. These guidelines serve as the foundation for nursing practices in this… read more here.
Keywords: monitoring unit; evidence based; epilepsy monitoring; evidence ... See more keywords
Diagnostic utility of pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit: Retrospective single center study
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DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2023.1.20220013
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate drug resistance epilepsy (DRE) patients with persistent seizures after using of standard antiepileptic drugs. This single center study aimed to investigate the utility of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) resulted in a definitive… read more here.
Keywords: single center; monitoring unit; epilepsy monitoring; epilepsy ... See more keywords
Seizure Diaries and Forecasting With Wearables: Epilepsy Monitoring Outside the Clinic
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.690404
Abstract: It is a major challenge in clinical epilepsy to diagnose and treat a disease characterized by infrequent seizures based on patient or caregiver reports and limited duration clinical testing. The poor reliability of self-reported seizure… read more here.
Keywords: long term; seizure diaries; non invasive; epilepsy monitoring ... See more keywords